Bertil Lintner

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The
return of exiled Burmese media groups is one of the clearest signs of the
country’s improved reporting environment, but the outlets may struggle to
compete as Western donors reduce funding. Furthermore, journalists are worried
about losing the editorial independence they enjoyed in exile. By Shawn W. Crispin

Cyberattacks on news websites and apparent government
hacking into journalists' email accounts have raised new questions about the
integrity of media reforms in Burma. The
New York Times reported on Sunday that several journalists who
regularly cover Burma-related news recently received warning messages from
Google that their email accounts may have been hacked by "state-sponsored
attackers."